Fitchburg man held on $50K bail on drug, gun charges

Wednesday

Jul 31, 2013 at 8:48 PM

By Paula J. Owen, TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

FITCHBURG — A Fitchburg man was ordered held on $50,000 cash bail Wednesday on drug trafficking and other charges after police said they found 145 grams of cocaine in his barricaded Clarendon Street home.

Margarito Guerrero, 47, of 137 Clarendon St., was charged with cocaine trafficking, possession of a large capacity firearm, improper storage of a large capacity firearm and possession of a firearm and ammunition without an FID card.

According to court documents, at 7:30 Wednesday morning, police entered Mr. Guerrero's home with a search warrant. The home was heavily barricaded and Mr. Guerrero was home.

He was arrested without incident.

Police said they found 145 grams of cocaine, a Smith & Wesson 9 mm handgun containing 16 rounds of ammunition, $2,330, packing materials, cutting agents and a digital scale. They also found paperwork and a passport that link Mr. Guerrero to the home.

The handgun and ammunition were found hidden under a kitchen cabinet counter near the sink and the gun wasn't secured properly, court documents said.